Sentences with word «autocrossing»

For $ 25,000, you have a car that's ready to hit the local autocross course or the track.

The Fiesta actually outhandled the Fit on autocross and emergency lane change courses set up by Ford, but the Fit was more fun to drive, either because I'm familiar with the Fit's seating position and ergonomics, or because a car that's fun to slide around an empty Candlestick Park stadium lot operates in a different world from what you encounter on busy streets.

I have run this car in autocross events over a dozdn times and ut is a blast to run the corse and try nkt to hit any cones.

Tom actually began competing in autocross events while still playing volleyball.

Driving around plastic traffic cones in a parking lot sounds straightforward, but my first attempts at autocrossing proved otherwise.

I've said that I think the Abarth would be a great autocross car in the past and another drive of it only reconfirmed those feelings.

Held at the sprawling Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, where the SoCal chapter of PCA flexes its flat - six muscles, enjoying a three - day weekend of autocross, track sessions, and car parades in every type of Porsche imaginable.

We can't say the 2 Series is anyone's first choice when bombing the local autocross circuit.

We dug into a wet - then - dry autocross circuit with the wider sampling spread across the Mini Cooper John Cooper Works and BMW 240i M cars.

I also enjoy car racing as well such as autocross and rally with my cars.

For the introduction of the face - lifted fourth - generation Toyota RAV4, the automaker brought journalists to an abandoned runway on the former grounds of the El Toro Marine Corps base in Orange County, California, where it set up a makeshift autocross track.

Bolt chief engineer Mike Lelli came right out of the gate, admitting that Chevy new EV was by no means designed for autocross competition.

So while I wouldn't race autocross with it, my point is that as a daily driver it won't beat you up just because its suspension is geared for off - road.

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Daily news editor Jake Holmes wasted no time taking the ST to an SCCA autocross driving school.

For those who aren't autocrossing every day, that's all you might need — with no little surprises.

All will top 100 mph and handle like autocross champs.

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From autocrossing in an abandoned shopping center that often doubles as a movie set to blasting along Los Angeles» famous Mulholland Drive, our time with the 370Z had a definite Hollywood theme, and Nissan's sports car was perfectly cast in the leading role of this movie.

Mazda enticed journalists (and in separate sessions, dealers and some customers) to its Ice Academy with the promise that one of its four sessions would consist of a chance to slide Bridgestone Blizzak - shod MX - 5 Miata Club roadsters around a winter autocross course.

With excellent handling and aggressive good looks, the BRZ is a regular at weekend autocross events and track days across America.

This trip ended up at a parking lot autocross course, a series of cones defining tight turns and a slalom.

Much like war and J. R. R. Tolkien novels, autocrossing features a few moments of heart - pounding action separated by hours of boredom — meaning we have a long time to wait.

We were to make two runs around a small autocross course, first with DSC (BMW's stability system) on and then with it off.

A track - tuned suspension and so - called XDS differential (which acts like a limited - slip differential) make the GTI perfect for the occasional autocross outing.

It's telling that the Ram SRT - 10's introduction included laps on a tight autocross course, which is not a place you'd usually expect to find a 5000 - pound truck.

It melds the Camaro's excellent power - to - weight ratio with more agile handling that's ideal for autocross enthusiasts.

It's an even better deal when you consider that the entrance fee includes a year's membership in the SCCA, a free entrance to your local region's next autocross event, and even lunch in the middle of the day.

Other staffers soon took the little Fiesta to more autocrosses and a few open track days, heaping on praise and calling the car a «high - energy funster that encourages you to cut loose completely.»

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Next came an SCCA ProSolo autocross, for which we decided to gear up with some dedicated track rubber.

What the IS does offer in spades is grip: even on the wet autocross course, the Bridgestone Turanza all - season tires hung on tenaciously (and there's a lot of rubber there: fronts measure 225 / 40 - YR 18; rears are 255 / 35 - YR 18.)

Ice runs are like sprawling autocross crosses on — you guessed it — ice.

During this season alone, the Corvette took home the Challenge trophy from Bowling Green along with the Goodguys Autocross National championship.

Not surprisingly, the i3s is quite a contender on a small and technical autocross setup where the instant power delivery and turn - in radius play an important role, but once again, my driving abilities limited the car's capabilities.

We aren't ready to agree with that statement after driving the car only on a makeshift autocross course, but it is apparent that the Sonic more than holds its own against the Fit and the Fiesta and, by extension, the Mazda 2.

Stopping happened without much drama, and despite repeated autocross runs with very little downtime in between, the brakes didn't start fading for hours.

For those that don't ever autocross or go on a track, you wont miss it, but for those of us that do, at least we have the Performance Catalogue option.

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Dodge offered the ACR package in the mid-1990s for the Neon, making it a very popular vehicle for club racers, who could modify the Neon ACR easily and inexpensively for parking lot - based autocross racing, or for track racing with groups such as the Sports Car Club of America.

Would I take it to a real autocross event?

We've got high expectations for Jag's first EV, but after a short autocross on a wet, cold parking lot, things are looking really good, especially since it will be packing more than 400 horsepower and should be able to go about 220 miles between recharges.

The car is so well - sorted that its owner, Roland Weedon, drives to and from regional autocross competitions — a testament to the car's smooth ride quality, civil manners and reliability.

Lime Rock Park has the best skid pad and one of the longest natural autocross facilities in the Northeast.

and one of the longest natural autocross facilities in the Northeast.

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Attendees will have the opportunity to ride alongside professional Formula Drift drivers who will provide thrilling drifting demonstrations as well as experience the vehicle's athletic performance first hand from behind the wheel on a challenging autocross course2.

Wells Fargo Advisors, L.L.C., is a valued sponsor of the Historic Festival and the Lime Rock Summer Autocross Series.